Ibex

Word IBEX
Character 4
Hyphenation i bex
Pronunciations /ˈaɪbɛks/

Definitions and meanings of "Ibex"

What do we mean by ibex?

Any of several wild goats of the genus Capra, especially C. ibex, native to mountainous regions of Eurasia and northern Africa, and having long, ridged, backward-curving horns. noun

A wild goat, the bouquetin, steinbok, or other species of the genus Ibex. noun

capitalized A genus of ibexes, or a subgenus of Capra. noun

One of several species of wild goats having very large, recurved horns, transversely ridged in front; -- called also steinbok. noun

A type of wild mountain goat of the genus Capra, such as the species Capra ibex. noun

Wild goat of mountain areas of Eurasia and northern Africa having large recurved horns noun

A type of wild mountain goat of the genus Capra, such as the species Capra ibex.

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The word "ibex" in example sentences

Alps (_antelope rupicapra_); and in the same localities, but more rarely seen, the "bouquetin," or "tur" (_aigocerus pyrenaicus_) -- a species of ibex, _not_ identical with the _capra ibex_ of Linnaeus and the Alpine mountains. ❋ Mayne Reid (1850)

Except just after changing their coats, when they are of a greyish hue, the general colour of the ibex is a dirty yellowish brown. ❋ Mayne Reid (1850)

During last winter, the worst in Mongolia for decades, some 10 million head of livestock died, and the effect on the snow leopards' prey base chiefly a wild goat called ibex, and argali sheep ❋ Unknown (2010)

"And do you know," chuckled Mary, "Bill sat down and gave up spelling the word -- and he doesn't know how to spell 'ibex' yet!" ❋ Alice B. Emerson (N/A)

The open season on "ibex," of which one per year may be killed, may as well be continued. ❋ William Temple Hornaday (1895)

One myth per year is not an extravagant bag for any intelligent hunter; and it seems that the "ibex" will not down. ❋ William Temple Hornaday (1895)

"In one of your letters you mention the Scind ibex, which is a wild goat. ❋ Robert Armitage Sterndale (1870)

"There can be no doubt that the goats, both wild and tame -- including the ibex, which is a true wild goat -- form of themselves a separate family in the animal kingdom, easily distinguishable from sheep, deer, antelopes, or oxen. ❋ Mayne Reid (1850)

The remote Northwestern Himalayan Alpine Shrub and Meadows ecoregion is some of the most intact and undisturbed habitat for the snow leopard (Uncia uncia), the Himalayan high-altitude carnivore that hunts large mountain ungulates such as ibex (Capra ibex), markhor (Capra falconeri), blue sheep (Pseudois nayur), and tahr (Hemitragus jemlahicus). ❋ Unknown (2008)

The New York-based group has been working in the Wakhan Corridor, which borders China, Pakistan and Tajikistan, since 2006 on protecting wildlife including the Marco Polo sheep and the ibex. ❋ Unknown (2011)

And in the stunning Passage Véro-Dodat, under a glass sign high on the wall touting Papeterie Imprimerie, a shop window features a stuffed ibex sporting a fringed purse slung around her neck, and hot-pink stilettos. ❋ Unknown (2010)

The cloning of the extinct Pyrenean ibex was partially successful: a successful clone was born, but the kid died shortly after birth from breathing issues. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Obviously, there was ample room for outright chicanery: One item on display, the curved horn of an ibex, was treasured as a magical "griffin claw" of Saint Cuthbert, something straight out of Harry Potter. ❋ Unknown (2011)

This economy not only precisely captures the bison, horses and ibex of the painters' imaginations but also allows the cave walls to supply the interior modeling of the images. ❋ Michael FitzGerald (2011)

From excavations in nearby caves, we know that ibex were a staple of the people who made Niaux, but not the bison and horses that are most numerous among the paintings. ❋ Michael FitzGerald (2011)

Beneath a wall of pictographs, depicting ibex and Buddhist temples, we make camp. ❋ Richard Bangs (2011)

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